\nThe Road goes ever on and on<\/strong><\/address>\nDown from the door where it began.<\/strong><\/address>\nNow far ahead the Road has gone,<\/strong><\/address>\nAnd I must follow, if I can,<\/strong><\/address>\nPursuing it with eager feet,<\/strong><\/address>\nUntil it joins some larger way<\/strong><\/address>\nWhere many paths and errands meet.<\/strong><\/address>\nAnd whither then? I cannot say.<\/strong><\/address>\n\u00a0<\/address>\n– J.R.R. Tolkien<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\nAhh. Where else am I gonna go? Along some well-worn path, wide enough for millions of people, yet deadly enough to lead them wrong? Or along a forsaken, hidden way, trod by the few who are both the adventurous and the lovely; the bold and the strong; the believing and the Godly. This is the true way to Glory. Not the easy way, but the unsure way. Give yourself a pat on the back if you’re a trail-blazer…you’ve chosen the hardest road. Good for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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